Christos Pipinis

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Christos Pipinis
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-11-01) 1 November 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Ilisiakos
Number 3
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Akratitos 45 (0)
2006–2007 Veria 11 (0)
2007–2009 Panserraikos 44 (0)
2009–2010 Thrasyvoulos 31 (1)
2010–2013 Asteras Tripoli 50 (2)
2014 APOEL 10 (0)
2014–2015 Kalloni 12 (0)
2015–2016 Apollon Smyrni 14 (0)
2016– Ilisiakos
International career
2012–2014 Greece 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2015

Christos Pipinis (Greek: Χρήστος Πιπίνης; born 1 November 1984) is a Greek professional footballer who lastly played for Apollon Smyrni in the Superleague Greece, as a left defender.

Career[edit]

Greece[edit]

Born in Athens,[1] Pipinis began playing football with local side Akratitos. He moved on to Veria, Panserraikos and Thrasyvoulos before joining Asteras Tripoli on a free transfer in June 2010.[2]

APOEL[edit]

On 1 January 2014, aged 29, Pipinis moved abroad for the first time and signed an 18-month contract with Cypriot club APOEL.[3] He made his debut on 4 January 2014, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute in APOEL's 2–2 home draw against AEL Limassol for the Cypriot First Division[4][5] and scored his first official goal on 9 April 2014, in his team's 4–0 away win against Doxa Katokopias for the quarter-finals of the Cypriot Cup.[6][7] Pipinis won his first ever career title, after APOEL won Ermis Aradippou 2–0 in the Cypriot Cup final and lifted the trophy.[8][9] Ten days later, Pipinis won also the Cypriot First Division after APOEL's 1–0 away victory against AEL Limassol in the title deciding match of the competition.[10][11] On 1 June 2014, APOEL terminated Pipinis' contract with the club by mutual consent.[12] On 3 October 2015, Pipinis terminated his contract with Kalloni by mutual consent.

Honours[edit]

APOEL

References[edit]

  1. ^ Πήρε Πιπίνη ο Αστέρας (in Greek). gazzetta.gr. 24 June 2010.
  2. ^ Ο Αστέρας Τρίπολης ανακοίνωσε Πιπίνη και Τσαμπούρη (in Greek). enet.gr. 24 June 2010.
  3. ^ ΚΑΤ' ΑΡΧΗΝ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑ ΜΕ ΧΡΗΣΤΟ ΠΙΠΙΝΗ [Agreement with Christos Pipinis] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
  4. ^ "APOEL FC 2–2 AEL". APOEL FC. 4 January 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  5. ^ "APOEL vs. AEL 2–2". soccerway. 4 January 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
  6. ^ ΔΟΞΑ ΚΑΤΩΚΟΠ. 0–4 ΑΠΟΕΛ [DOXA 0–4 APOEL] (in Greek). APOEL FC. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Doxa vs. APOEL 0–4". Soccerway. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  8. ^ ΕΡΜΗΣ ΑΡΑΔΙΠΠΟΥ 0–2 ΑΠΟΕΛ (in Greek). APOEL FC. 21 May 2014. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  9. ^ "APOEL vs. Ermis 2–0". Soccerway. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Sheridan strike hands APOEL Cypriot title". UEFA. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  11. ^ "AEL vs. APOEL 0–1". Soccerway. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
  12. ^ APOEL FC [@apoelfcofficial] (1 June 2014). "Η εταιρεία ΑΠΟΕΛ ΠΟΔΟΣΦΑΙΡΟ ( ΔΗΜΟΣΙΑ ) ΛΤΔ ανακοινώνει τον τερματισμό συνεργασίας με τον Χρήστο Πιπίνη" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

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